Just some quick links this morning. I've been denied coffee due to a doctor's appointment and am extremely cranky.

Two higher ed links: Tim Burke explains what a good lecture should look like. It's hard for me to summon up too much energy for rich people who get ripped off, but this story about college admissions counselors has been heavily discussed this week. 

Great house porn of the week. Check out the rehab job on this Staten Island house. Love!

Insider reference: The Case of they Dying Roomba.

Henry posts a difference perspective on the Gates incident.

The BlogHer conference is going on right now in Chicago.

Quote o' the Day. Laura at GeekyMom writes,

The other day in the car, I had a moment where I realized that my past
self would be very unhappy with my current self. I used to judge and
criticize women who stepped off the career track. In my mind, success
was about working full time, with or without family obligations. And
maybe it's true that from a purely financial standpoint, women who step
out of careers are giving up a bit of success. But there's more to life
than financial and career success. That's what I'm coming to now. That
moment in the car made me first, have some doubts about what I'm
currently doing, and then second, laugh at my past self. Perfect
balance may indeed be elusive, but I think no one should dismiss those
that are trying to find it.